Number of fatal overdoses declined in 2023

The number of fatal overdoses in the U.S. fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted in May. 

Agency officials said the data could change, but they still expect a drop when the final count comes in. It would be only the second annual decline since the current national drug death epidemic began more than three decades ago. 

About 107,500 people died of overdoses in the U.S. in 2023, including both American citizens and noncitizens who were in the U.S. at the time they died, the CDC said. That’s down 3% from 2022, when there were an estimated 111,000, the agency said. 

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